(85970) Fundacaoterra Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 April 1999 by C. Jacques at Wykrota.
Fundação Terra is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, whose efforts to help the poorest people in the Northeast region of Brazil have guaranteed their wellness through donations and philanthropic gestures for more than 30 years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fundacaoterra is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fundacaoterra is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 85970 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GB4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.40 km (#11,840 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0924 |
| Inclination | 4.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 April 1999
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- (22783) Teng
- (29895) Sarafaggi
- (31647) Beauwigman
- (31648) Pedrosada
- (33490) Roggemans
- (33491) Tonyroman
- (33525) Teresinha